Ed Conway

New book ‘Trade World’ coming September 2026

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

ANNOUNCEMENT
I've been working on a new book!
It's nearly finished & I'm v excited for you to read.

TRADE WORLD
A deep dive into the mysterious, magical networks of trade that make the modern world go round.
Chock full of fascinating nuggets & mind-bending facts.
Sept 2026👇

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

Through bread, cloth and cars, @EdConwaySky, author of former Book of the Month Material World, deftly explains the intricacies of global trading networks and what the shift from globalisation to restrictions and intervention means for us all. Trade World: https://t.co/aWCLGKT0NH

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

📣 The bad news is I'm about to add to the already saturated podcast market with my own podcast👇
The good news is, this one is a little bit different...
It's called Stuff Matters and it's chock full of amazing stories.
First episode drops Mon. I hope you like it. Let me know!

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Every object has a story 🎧 🍌 🚗

🎙️In Stuff Matters, @EdConwaySky takes everyday objects and reveals the hidden forces shaping our world — and the people behind them.

🗓️ From Monday 15 June
🎧 Follow here: https://t.co/4MZaXEvqXH

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

@almurray Likewise! We'd love to have you on as a guest one of these days, if @GaryLineker would ever allow it of course...

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

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[Mark Kleinman @MarkKleinmanSky]

Exclusive: Ministers are preparing a partial u-turn on the steel tariffs regime announced by the government in March, after industry feedback warned that the new import measures would impose crippling cost increases on car and aerospace manufacturers. https://t.co/XuStC4WVJd

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

📽️Hello everyone. I just spent a day following one of the @bankofengland's interest rate setters as he toured the West Midlands, trying to get his head round the economy ahead of his next rate decision.
Here's our film👇 https://t.co/hBUeUoBrVi

[Michael Pettis @michaelxpettis]

The more we learn about Bretton Woods, the better. This FT interview of Ed Conway on his recent book, "The Summit", is a good starting point.
https://t.co/7GhqneYGyc

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

@cathynewman Thanks Cathy!

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

Gosh!
An enormous surprise and thrill to win this. Blimey.
Particularly chuffed it's in recognition of our on-the-ground reporting on topics from fast fashion to British Steel.
None of that would have been possible without my brilliant producer @aoifeyourell (the best in the business) - not to mention top-notch @skynews camera ops, editors and execs.
Thank you @PressAwardsuk 🙏

[The Press Awards @PressAwardsuk]

Congratulations to Ed Conway for being awarded winner of Business and Finance Journalist of the Year at the Press Awards 2026 @SkyNews

[SanctionsAML @SanctionsAml]

Superb from @EdConwaySky

Again... 👊🏻

#OOTT

[Morris May @MorrisMay]

Superb explained as to whether the Governments U turn on Russian sanctions matter

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

🎥Did Britain just loosen sanctions on Russia? Or did it (as ministers claim) tighten them?🤔
And what does this all have to do with Indian oil refineries?
My 10m primer on jet fuel, summer holidays, and how the economic war on Russia is colliding with war in the Persian Gulf👇

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

While @RhonddaBryant claims the licences allowing the import of jet fuel/diesel refined from Russian oil are "temporary and time limited", the licence itself says that the rules are "indefinite".
Yes it also says they'll be reviewed "periodically".
But no stated time limit.

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

Remember how last Oct the UK said it was going to ban oil products (eg diesel/kerosene) made from oil that originally came from Russia (eg refined in India etc)?
Well now, in the face of the current shortage, that sanction has now been canned👇

[Robin Wigglesworth @RobinWigg]

“And when I die don’t bury me at all,
Just cover my bones with alcohol.
Put a bottle of booze at my head and feet, And pray the Lord my soul to keep.”

The Story of Money podcast is finally tackling the Bretton Woods conference, with @EdConwaySky our guide. https://t.co/ASHZL86HBN

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

UK government bond yields jump around 10bp this morning after the news yesterday pm about @AndyBurnhamGM standing for Parliament

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: UK economy unexpectedly grew as Iran war began, new GDP figures show

Business and economics reporter @taaffems has the story

https://t.co/79LlViIJAc

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

As I understand it, under existing legislation, new licences are issued not by govt but by the NSTA.
And right now legislation says they're legal, so govt has to change the NSTA's mandate.
Cleanest way to do that is legislation (and it would be a bit odd not to legislate given they are already writing a bill).
I suppose they could issue some other guidance for the NSTA.
But the key overarching point still stands: they have to intervene one way or another to establish the ban. And they do so in a v different environment to the one that existed in 2024.

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

🧵The "Energy Independence Bill" just mentioned in the King's Speech is something of a bombshell.
Why?
Because it compels the govt to rally Parliament behind fresh legislation to ban new North Sea oil/gas licences (this has NOT been written into law yet).
This is a v big deal!

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

Oh and the proposed Bill will also formally ban fracking.
Probably less controversial given UK public opinion on that.
But fracking is part of the story of how the US has been able to produce vast quantities of oil and gas - much of which we now depend on https://t.co/JwMVNhRyYK

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

🎥INSIDE THE PERMIAN

We spent months working on this - on one of the most important stories in the world right now:
A revolution in American energy.
With MASSIVE consequences

🛢️More to say on this soon...
But in the meantime please watch & share👇
https://t.co/Xz57p2d6zR

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

Either govt must make the case for formally banning new North Sea oil licences, in the face of a global shortage of oil.
Or it must abandon its manifesto pledge.
For more background about the N Sea, here is a deep dive from a while back👇 https://t.co/byus0rFc7q

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

📽️ From Donald Trump to Britain's wind power trade body, there's a growing coalition calling for more drilling in the North Sea.
Raising the question: if we DID encourage more exploration, how much oil & gas could we actually get?
Our MEGA primer on the North Sea👇
Ps it's longer than usual, but it turns out this topic has SO MANY misconceptions. Time to put some of them right.
Let me know what you think